Horseshoe Bend is a spectacular desert landscape located just south of Page, Arizona and Glen Canyon Dam. Through this area flows the Colorado River, which originates in the high mountains of Colorado (La Poudre Pass near Grand Lake) and flows across southern Utah into Lake Powell, the Grand Canyon, Lake Meade and down along the Nevada, Arizona and California borders, until it empties into the waters of Baja, California in Mexico. Horseshoe Bend is one amazing twist or bend along the river, that from the view point in Page, drops nearly a thousand feet to the river bed. In hydrology terms its known as an incised meander.
What used to be a relatively unknown spot when I photographed it in 2010, now sees nearly 2 million visitors a year.
And if you find yourself in the area there is a view point of Glen Canyon Dam (looking North) just up the road that is equally spectacular.
National Park Service – Horseshoe Bend Overlook
YTravel – Visiting Horseshoe Bend